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Farmhouse at Ferme des Coteaux, circa 1900

Black and white archival photo (side view) of a white house with a gabled roof and a front balcony. We can see two chimneys and four dormer windows. On the façade there are two windows on either side of the front door. A family of seven children poses for the camera on the balcony. In the foreground there is a tree and a lane in front of the house.

Source: Musée de la civilisation, Fonds d’archives du Séminaire de Québec, PH1998-3416

While the family standing on the porch is not named, it may well be that of David Brown, son of Hugh, who took over the farm from his father in 1901. Ferme des Coteaux was also known as “Ferme des Brown” (the Brown Farm) or “Ferme des Vergers” (Orchard Farm).